| 词汇 | let-off |
| 释义 | let someone offphrasal verb with letverbuk /let/ us /let/present participleletting | past tense and past participlelet B2 to not punish someone who has committed a crime or done something wrong, or to not punish them severely: 宽宥（某人）;从轻处罚（某人） Instead of a prison sentence they were let off with a fine.他们没有被判刑，只是被罚了款而已。 You won't be let off so lightly(= you will be punished more severely) the next time.下一次就不会这样轻饶你了。 The police let him off with a warning. I'll let you off if you apologize. My Mum said I had to do all the ironing as a punishment, but I'm hoping she'll let me off. Considering the severity of the crime, they were let off lightly. I let him off because he seemed so sorry. Not punishing & reducing punishment absolve amnesty be off the hookidiom clear of something commutation discharge escape get away with murderidiom get away with something get off get off lightlyphrase hook impunity privilege reprieve royal pardon scot-free spare unpunished unsanctioned let something offphrasal verb with letverbuk /let/ us /let/present participleletting | past tense and past participlelet to fire a gun, or to make something such as a bomb or fireworks explode: 放（枪）;开（炮）;引爆 Don't let off fireworks near the house.不要在房子附近放烟火。 Detonation & bombardment aerial bombardment aerial photograph air raid airstrike blanket bombing carpet-bombing detonate detonation detonator direct hit go off guidance loose pepper something with something petrol bomb prime refire saturation bombing shell shoot let off someone | American Dictionarylet off someonephrasal verb with letverb[ T ]us/let/ to fail to punish someone when the person expects to be punished, or to fail to punish someone severely enough: The boys were let off with a reprimand. |
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